What is a group of people who are linked by common interest equal social position and usually similar age?

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The lifelong process of social interaction through which individuals acquire a self-identity and the physical, mental, and social skills needed for survival in society Socialization
The systematic study of how biology affects social behavior Sociobiology
The component of personality that includes all of the individual's basic biological drives and needs that demand immediate gratification Id
The rational, reality-oriented component of personality that imposes restrictions on the innate pleasure-seeking drives of the id Ego
Consists of the moral and ethical aspects of personality; conscience Superego
During this period, children understand the word only through sensory contact and immediate action because they cannot engage in symbolic thought or use language Sensorimotor Stage
Realize that objects continue to exist even when the items are out of sight Object Permanence
In this stage, children begin to use words as mental symbols and to form mental images Preoperational Stage
During this stage, children think in terms of tangible objects and actual events Concrete Operational Stage
By this stage, adolescents are able to engage in highly abstract thought and understand places things, and events they have never seen Formal Operational Stage
A Swiss psychologist; pioneer in the field of cognitive development Jean Piaget
Elaborated on Piaget's theories of cognitive reasoning by conducting a series of studies in which children, adolescents, and adults were presented with moral dilemmas that took the form of stories Lawrence Kohlberg
Children's perceptions are based on punishment and obedience Preconventional Level
People are most concerned with how they are perceived by their peers and with how one conforms to rules Conventional Level
People view morality in terms of individual rights; "moral conduct" is judged by principles based on human rights that transcend government and laws; reached by few adults Postconventional Level
Believes that men become more concerned with law and order, but that women tend to analyze social relationships and the social consequences of behavior Carol Gilligan
The totality of our beliefs and feelings about ourselves Self-Concept
Our perception about what kind of person we are Self-Identity
Refers to the way in which a person's sense of self in derived from the perceptions of others Looking-Glass Self
The process by which a person mentally assumes the role of another person or group in order to understand the world from that person's or group's point of view Role-Taking
Those persons whose care, affection, and approval are especially desired and who are most important in the development of the self Significant Others
Divided the self in the "I" and the "me" George Herbert Mead
Believed in the looking-glass self Charles Horton Cooley
The subjective element of the self and represents the spontaneous and unique traits of each person I
The objective element of the self, which is composed of the internalized attitudes and demands of other members of society and the individual's awareness of those demands Me
Interactions lack meaning, and children largely imitate the people around them Preparatory Stage
Children learn to use language and other symbols, thus enabling them to pretend to take the roles of specific people Play Stage
Children understand not only their own social position but also the positions of others around them Game Stage
Refers to the child's awareness of the demands and expectations of the society as a whole or of the child's subculture Generalized Other
A stable set of activities or routines, artifacts, values, and concerns that children produce and share Peer Culture
The persons, groups, or institutions that teach us what we need to know in order to participate in society Agents of Socialization
A group of people who are linked by common interests, equal social positions, and (usually) similar age Peer Group
Composed of organizations that use print, analog electronic, and digital electronic means to communicate with large numbers of people Mass Media
the aspect of socializations that contains specific messages and practices concerning the nature of being female or males in a specific group or society Gender Socialization
The aspect of socialization that contains specific messages and practices concerning the nature of one's racial or ethnic status Racial Socialization
The process by which knowledge and skills are learned for future roles Anticipatory Socialization
Wherein a person or group is considered to have less social value than other persons or groups Social Devaluation
Prejudice and discrimination against people on the basis of age, particularly against older persons Ageism
The process of learning a new and different set of attitudes, values, and behaviors from those in one's background and previous experience Resocialization
A place where people are isolated from the rest of society for a set period of time and come under the control of the officials who run the institution Total Institution

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What is the term for a group of people who share a common social?

Peer group: A group with members of approximately the same age, social status, and interests. Generally, people are relatively equal in terms of power when they interact with peers.

What are peer groups in sociology?

A peer group is a social group whose members have interests, social positions, and age in common. This is where children can escape supervision and learn to form relationships on their own. The influence of the peer group typically peaks during adolescence.

What refers to persons groups and institutions that interact with individuals to participate in the society?

Agents of socialization refers to person, groups and institutions that interact with individuals to participate in the society . Agents of socialization can be described as people who let us know what we need to do in order for us to participate in a society. Examples of agents of socialization include: Peer group.

What is the term for the process by which members of a cohesive group arrive at a decision that many individual members privately believe is unwise?

Groupthink is the process by which members of a cohesive group arrive at a decision that many individual members privately believe is unwise.